Bangladesh choose to bat first against India in 2nd ODI

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the second match of three-match ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Bangladesh won the last bilateral series between the two sides at home by 2-1 in 2015 and that remained their only victory in a series in any format of cricket against India. The chance has now come to double it after an epic victory in the first game, which broke the morale of India, according to many cricket pundits.

There is even a sense of belief amongst the Bangladesh players that India would be out-of-sort and jaded further after such a demoralizing defeat.

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo said the magnitude of the thrilling one-wicket in the first match boosted the players' confidence to such an extent that they didn't think of anything but a victory and thereby seal the series with a match to go.

The head coach, however, admitted that they have to show improved performance because if they are put in such a tough situation again like in the first game, they won't get away with it every day.

Squad:

Bangladesh: Liton Das (captain), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Nasum Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan Sohan.

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Yash Dayal.